Maya: Renaming shape nodes issue

Toast

Hi,

During my workflow, I have to import some objects, unfortunately the transforms and shape nodes import with the same name. Maya does not like this.

I have this script to rename shape nodes and it works ok.

for ($i in `ls -sl -dag -shapes -l`){
  $parent=`listRelatives -p $i`;
  rename $i `substitute ((string)$parent[0]) "s/[0-9]*$/Shape$0/"`;
}

BUT it causes Maya to freeze when the loop hits an instanced object.

Is there anyway to fix the script to stop it from crashing Maya?

Harbinger

I'm too rusty in MEL to debug that, but rather than scripting around it, have you experimented with the Namespaces options when importing?

Toast

Thanks, I'm using polytrans, so there is no option for this.

Apart from namespace issues, it works so much better than Autodesk's FBX.

haiddasalami

Just tried it and didnt freeze maya. Mind putting up the scene?

Toast

Hi,

running the above script on any of these meshes in the zip file freezes Maya

https://www.dropbox.com/s/fxpfsbhxclgdlb1/craaaaash.zip

badmanjam

Hi Toast. Did you find a solution to the freezing problem?

Toast

Sorry - no.